Bloomberg has said that Microsoft may announce a 15 percent increase in its quarterly dividend as investments and cash shot to a total of $63 billion.

Heather Bellini, an analyst at Goldman Sachs Group Inc, detailed in research notes, that: “given that operating income only grew 3 percent in fiscal 2012 versus 12 percent in fiscal 2011, we also would expect the dividend increase to moderate from the 25 percent increase.”

Overall Microsoft shares have risen 18 percent during this year, however increased investor pay-outs are limited by liable tax on overseas investments.